ESPN: Seahawks' Lynch fined $50K by NFL

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Published 10:17 am, Sunday, January 5, 2014

Seahawk Marshawn Lynch, center right, charges through Ram defense during the first half of the final regular season game Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. The Seahawks led the Rams 13-0 at the half. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
Photo: JORDAN STEAD, SEATTLEPI.COM

Seahawks' Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch has been fined by the NFL for not talking to the media, according to reports from ESPN.

A Seahawks source has said that the football running back was fined $50,000 for withholding discourse from the media, that is, until Friday when he met briefly with reporters, and spoke for one minute and 13 seconds.

NFL players are required by the NFL to be available to the media "following every game, and regularly during the practice week as required under league rules and their contracts."

Their policy states: "Cooperation with the news media is essential to the continuing popularity and financial prosperity of our game and its players. This is an important part of your job, especially in these challenging times when everyone in the NFL must do more to promote our game."

The Seahawks will open the postseason next Saturday when they host a divisional playoff game. It will be the first time Seattle has hosted a playoff home game beyond the wild-card round since the 2005 postseason, when the Seahawks had home-field advantage and made their only Super Bowl trip.